An exhibition of purple clay works is underway at the Wenbo Center Art Museum in Tongzhou district, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province.

A purple clay work is displayed at the exhibition. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The exhibition featured 30 works produced in the Chai kiln in Yixing, a county-level city in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province.

Some dark red enameled pots feature a traditional Chinese style. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The Chai kiln, also known as the firewood kiln, is named after a technique in which wood is used as fuel for a fire. It originated more than 3,000 years ago in the Zhou Dynasty (1048BC-256 BC). This Chinese traditional ceramic technique fires clay in kilns using wood, flame, and ash to glaze pots.

A visitor takes a photo of displayed works. [Photo/Nantong Daily]